Browsing: Black

These days, I barely make it through the week without seeing news about what weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, can now supposedly achieve. Beyond…

Thousands more black men will be invited to take part in a prostate cancer screening trial as the health secretary insisted he was “following the science”…

The reaction speed of southern states to the US supreme court’s decision last week in Louisiana v Callais has been breathtaking for voting rights activists.One week…

When the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 last week, Republicans saw new political opportunities across the South. Congressional districts that were considered…

People from black backgrounds in England are twice as likely to experience strokes as their white counterparts, while also being less likely to receive timely care,…

The central tenet of American democracy is the right to vote.But in practice, for Black voters, especially in the South, it wasn’t until the Voting Rights…

Before the supreme court’s decision severely weakening the Voting Rights Act came on Wednesday, some states had already begun initiating processes to redraw districts and gut…

Stress from racism and deprivation could explain why black women are more likely to die during childbirth, a study has found.Researchers reviewed 44 existing studies that…

When Tamara Taitt moved to Georgia in 2023 to run the Atlanta Birth Center, she found herself in what she calls “an extraordinary position”. Under Georgia…

Over the past decade, there have been numerous legislative attempts to deny transgender people access to bathrooms. Plus, campaigns were launched to ban books that include…